SPIP News and Press, SPDR® Portfolio TIPS ETF From 04/26/21

Current economic data is certainly strong - although not universally so - but the bond and currency markets may be pointing to some weakness ahead. The copper to gold ratio which peaked in early March, leading bond yields by a full month, has recently resumed its uptrend. The comm...

I believe that those investing in the broad stock market indexes are taking a lot of risk right now, and that it would serve them well to hold some bonds. At present, the 10-year Treasury note is priced to return 1.57%/year. The concept of avoiding a bigger loss is a tough one for...

By promising to remain super-accommodative for at least a year or so, the Fed runs the real risk of allowing inflation and inflation expectations to run wild. Back in February of last year, a casual observer would have remarked that Treasury yields were exceptionally - and historicall...

I have explained many times that central banks worry that falling inflation (disinflation) and outright deflation reduce the incentive for spending and capital flow into financial markets. The US Fed has gobbled up just over 24% of the outstanding TIPS market in 2021. Taking the b...

The biggest positive influence for stocks would be that the Fed increases the amount of money it puts into bonds, which is still unknown. After a torrid March, volume in the options market had fallen off some, resulting in a slower trading pace for stocks early in the week, until Frid...

Global stocks rose in the first quarter, but volatile trading patterns reminded investors that the road to normal will be bumpy. Solid market gains masked rapidly changing market conditions. Perhaps the biggest overriding risk that surfaced in early 2021 is the power of a sentimen...

The stock market continues in its 2021 uptrend, and the options market remains a significant influence on stock prices. Earlier this year, I suggested that shares of energy drink company Monster would be interesting as they were engaged in a caffeine war with Starbucks. Stocks are...

Initial signs may appear as base effects and higher commodity prices push headline inflation in advanced economies temporarily higher. With massive stimulus funds sloshing around the global economy, it's prudent to be prepared - and that means staying active. With the right strate...

Investors have been hearing prognostications of “runaway inflation" for more than a decade now, since the end of the global financial crisis. With central banks and governments around the world offering up unprecedented stimulus spending to combat pandemic-induced economic disr...

The BLS reported Friday that the US added nearly 1,000,000 jobs in March, a number well above the supposed consensus of 675,000 jobs. It was what the market has been looking for - the arrival of the end-of-the-virus-boom. However, even a booming jobs report that showed job growth acro...